Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
+$305B
Cap. Flow
+$1.29B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,794
Reduced
1,463
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VZ icon
26
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$1.22B 0.4% 37,768,184 -1,668,338 -4% -$54.1M
ABBV icon
27
AbbVie
ABBV
$372B
$1.16B 0.38% 7,800,946 +68,013 +0.9% +$10.1M
AMT icon
28
American Tower
AMT
$95.5B
$1.07B 0.35% 6,494,158 +23,479 +0.4% +$3.86M
PEP icon
29
PepsiCo
PEP
$204B
$1.06B 0.35% 6,268,096 +147,811 +2% +$25M
BAC icon
30
Bank of America
BAC
$376B
$1.02B 0.34% 37,343,404 -720,309 -2% -$19.7M
EQIX icon
31
Equinix
EQIX
$76.9B
$945M 0.31% 1,301,316 +7,898 +0.6% +$5.74M
BMY icon
32
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$96B
$912M 0.3% 15,713,741 +1,631,790 +12% +$94.7M
MRK icon
33
Merck
MRK
$210B
$901M 0.3% 8,747,183 -886,535 -9% -$91.3M
TMO icon
34
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
$866M 0.28% 1,711,155 -203,807 -11% -$103M
LIN icon
35
Linde
LIN
$224B
$845M 0.28% 2,270,084 +22,897 +1% +$8.53M
WMT icon
36
Walmart
WMT
$774B
$839M 0.28% 5,243,679 -701,657 -12% -$112M
COST icon
37
Costco
COST
$418B
$835M 0.27% 1,477,858 -110,439 -7% -$62.4M
INTC icon
38
Intel
INTC
$107B
$834M 0.27% 23,459,872 -2,100,294 -8% -$74.7M
ACN icon
39
Accenture
ACN
$162B
$816M 0.27% 2,656,662 -18,376 -0.7% -$5.64M
DHR icon
40
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$810M 0.27% 3,263,755 -204,391 -6% -$50.7M
ELV icon
41
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
$805M 0.26% 1,849,630 -48,352 -3% -$21.1M
KO icon
42
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
$804M 0.26% 14,356,437 +673,075 +5% +$37.7M
CI icon
43
Cigna
CI
$80.3B
$760M 0.25% 2,656,190 -44,634 -2% -$12.8M
MPC icon
44
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$54.6B
$759M 0.25% 5,016,295 -221,394 -4% -$33.5M
MS icon
45
Morgan Stanley
MS
$240B
$751M 0.25% 9,192,232 -560,887 -6% -$45.8M
WFC icon
46
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$750M 0.25% 18,345,251 -386,112 -2% -$15.8M
NUE icon
47
Nucor
NUE
$34.1B
$741M 0.24% 4,740,587 -345,994 -7% -$54.1M
CSCO icon
48
Cisco
CSCO
$274B
$739M 0.24% 13,737,671 -221,449 -2% -$11.9M
CAT icon
49
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$738M 0.24% 2,701,926 +84,455 +3% +$23.1M
ADBE icon
50
Adobe
ADBE
$151B
$731M 0.24% 1,433,163 +53,461 +4% +$27.3M